The connectors on the ends of the cable are a different size than the connectors for a standard IDE device like a Hard Drive or CD rom. You should also notice that there is a twist in the cable between two of the connectors.
A "Berg" connector.
Connecting a floppy Drive in a Desktop ComputerYou should connect the 4-Pin 12 Volt non-molex Connector from the power supply to the power input of the Floppy Disk Drive, also the IDE ribbon cable from the FDD output on the Main-board to the FDD input on the Floppy Disk Drive, with the pink stripe on the outside of the FDD Input & Output sockets, it is important to make sure you are grounded to the case whilst doing this with the PC Power Cord plugged in but switched off
Usually, you will just need to insert the floppies into the floppy disk drive on a computer. If your computer does not have a floppy drive (most made since 2003 don't), you will need to purchase an external floppy drive. These connect to your computer through a USB port. After you plug it in and insert a disk, you should be able to find the drive and view your pictures.
The cable is probably damaged, or the idiot just plugged it in backwards. He should first attempt to plug the cable in upside-right. If that fails, he should then try a different floppy cable.
As little as possible. Floppy disks are prone to corruption and should be accessed as little as possible. It would be generally advised that no data should be stored on a floppy disk, and that any data you have on floppy disk should be removed and backed up on a more reliable format such as flash memory.
You should be able to but it all depends on particular set of hardware you are running.
you should use classical music for a ribbon dance
Product ID: BR277 universal ribbon
The best way to disable a floppy disk drive is to disable the floppy interface from the system BIOS. This should remove all traces of the floppy disk drive to the operating system. It is also easier to reverse should the disk need to be enabled again later,
When floppy disks are not in use, they should not be touched. They should also be stored properly and the information should be backed up on another medium, if possible.
twice a day.
Unplug the power cord